The Ole Towne Church
Brookhaven, MS, 39601 / MS
Location Description
The former First Presbyterian Church, constructed in 1906 by J.M. Teford, was in a state of neglect with ceilings falling, peeling paint and rotting wood when owners Mimi and Asem Zeini began restoring the building they purchased in 2012 with an events center in mind. The elaborate stained-glass windows with intricate four-petal dogwood flower designs floating around hand-painted centerpieces in each of the towers of the sanctuary depict Christian themes such as Mary, Mother of Jesus holding the newborn King, lilies with commemorative insignias of church founders, a hand-painted crown, and an engaging painting of the Eye of God, a triangle with a single eye floating inside of it – a symbol of Christian imagery used to depict God looking down from the heavens, a symbol that represents protection and power. The four towers of the sanctuary were the original Sunday school rooms and the leaded stained-glass windows were crafted in Germany. Behind the podium a built-in intricate screen trimmed with pointed arches that reflect the windows in the four towers of the sanctuary encases the M.P. Moller pipe organ, built in 1947. There is a courtyard off of the banquet hall with a water-fountain fenced with tall wooden shutters purchased in New Orleans and imported from Egypt, giving the area a New Orleans feel. The spot was previously black-top and had air-conditioning units; now it’s a focal point of the events center. There are 14,000 square feet of available space.
Location Category
- AUDITORIUMS / THEATERS - [general]
- AUDITORIUMS / THEATERS - Arts Centers / Stages
- AUDITORIUMS / THEATERS - Ballrooms / Banquet Halls
- AUDITORIUMS / THEATERS - Concert Halls
- AUDITORIUMS / THEATERS - Convention Centers
- BUSINESSES / BUILDINGS - [general]
- CITIES / TOWNS - [general]
- CITIES / TOWNS - Mill / Factory Towns
- CITIES / TOWNS - Small Towns
- RELIGIOUS - [general]
- RELIGIOUS - Chapels
- RELIGIOUS - Churches / Cathedrals
Architecture Style
- Gothic
- Other
